• A Sports Illustrated writer said on Twitter that UM football coach Al Golden might imminently be leaving for Wisconsin. Soon after, the same writer Tweeted an update that amounted to, “Oops. My bad.”

• Louisville’s Rick Pitino schooled son Richard of FIU in a basketball game this week. I count it a holiday miracle that the rookie coach was not immediately fired by overreacting AD Pete Garcia.

• The NHL canceled games through mid-January as lockout reaches Day 100 Monday, with both sides apparently prepared to drive over the cliff together. They’ll all be driving those little clown cars like the Shriners ride in circles in parades.

• I Googled the phrase “you’re about six years late” and saw how Nick Saban went on local radio to express regrets over the way he left the Dolphins.

• The Toronto Blue Jays are now the betting favorite after signing Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey. (Canadian teams never win the Stanley Cup, so we let them win a World Series once ever few decades).

• Answer: Never say, “Now I’ve heard it all,” because you haven’t. Question: Did you hear that three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton, 44, admitted she was a prostitute for a Vegas escort service?

• Olympic swim champ Michael Phelps edged Heat’s LeBron James for Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Bad choice. LeBron had best year. Phelps was the Athlete of Those Two Summer Weeks.

•  Udonis Haslem said the Heat play better as villains, adding, “Maybe we can get back to being the most hated team in the world.” Wonder if Miami will be the first home arena to pipe in taped booing?

• U.S. women’s soccer attracted 10,493 for a 4-1 exhibition win over China at FAU’s stadium. If only Owls football drew like that.

• ESPN suspended analyst Rob Parker for questioning Robert Griffin III’s blackness and saying RG3 was “not down with the cause.” Hmm. Isn’t the cause playing great and making the Redskins a lot better?

• Congrats to the four area teams — Aquinas, Central, Booker T. and University — that brought home state high school football titles. That’s the way to remind the Dolphins and Canes how it’s done.

•  Parting thought: True story. Tennis star Novak Djokovic plans to open a restaurant whose specialty will be cheese made from donkey milk. The only thing I’d like less than to try that cheese is to milk that donkey.